Mississippi News Happenings From Past Weekend.
The Mississipp e compilation notes a string of items: Leigh Watkins, an old Jacksonian, is dead. Farosing operations lag three weeks around Utica. Governor McLaurin pardons Robert Fos and Kirby Miller. Charley Brown’s death. Chancellor Cohn grants twenty divorces in one day. Bank of Greenville lends £500 for state troops. Wesson Rifles depart for encampment in Jackson. Copiah Signal switches header to an owl emblem. two prisoners escape Port Gibson jail. Meridian to build a 10 000 Academy for colored students. State Supreme Court to finish Second District cases then adjourn. Port Gibson postmaster Fyote pleads guilty to embezzlement. Jack Thompson named major on Gov. McLaurin’s staff. Institute for the Blind closed due to pupil mutiny. farmers advised to plant more cotton. academics to review oratorical contest manuscripts in Jackson May 27. state cotton sold by Prison Control. Second Mississippi Regiment to move to Jackson early July. Western Union reports capital stock 810 million and tax receipts. next State Sunday School Convention officers named. 20th convention held in Greenwood in May 1809.
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Koony Springs
Leigh Watkins
M. Farr
Daley Myrick
Tolton
Utica
Robert c. Fos
Dinkins
Charley Brown
Jackson
Cohn
Kirby Miller
Hazlehurst
First National Bank of Greenville
Mcfaurin
Wesson Rifles
A. Johnson
Lewis Williams
Portilsou
Meridian
Supreme Court
Frank H. Fyote
Port Gibson
Jack Thompson
St. H. Thompson
McLaurin
Gerrard Harris
Institute For the Blind
Board of
Coffeeville Courier
Dy Steel
Vanderbilt
Meed
University of Alabama
Boyd
University of Louisiana
Board of Prison Control
Creenville
Yazoo
Cheenwood
Mississippi
Wih
17Th Fust
Western Union Telegraph Company
Railroad Commission
Rea
Wesson
W. W. Perkins
Yatesville
B.T. Webster
Louisville
Luther North
Yazoo City
Carrie Gilles- Div
Greenwood
Cireonwood
The Dewey Poet Recites Maritime History in Verse
A quirky verse piece features Dewey as morning, admiral in Manila and royal eyes. The poem hints at national pride and the May first date with playful wordplay and imagery.
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Dewey
Manila
Court clears civil docket and lists jurors for week
The court devoted itself to the civil docket clearing much business while Judge Powell adjourned to Monday morning. A long list of petit jurors is named for the week and numerous cases verdicts and sentences are recorded including assaults gun charges and whisky prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Poster
J. W. Watts
Marcus Wooley
Andrew Edwards
W. H. Boges
Silas Garner
Vaughan
Hu, King
J. W. Williamson
Burns
L. Clark
W. L. Howard
Milton Roberson
D. L. Smith
RR. Powers
W. W. Hall
Wellman News Miss Maggie Mason Visits Lula and Family
Mr. Alex visits MecAlpin on Sunday while Wellmanites report little sickness. Maggie Mason and her brother visit sister Lula on Saturday and Sunday. People note two young men off to war Charlie Stewart and Hob Hart. Joint sermons by Keys B A Crawford and Mr Johnson of Bogue Chitto drew good attention.
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Alex, MecAlpin
Maggie Mason
Lula
Margrep
Mr. Goo, Brown
Julia Neal
Brookhaven
Charlie Stewart
Hob Hart
Wellman
Keys
B. A. Crawford
Mr. Johnson
Bogue Chitto
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Charles Moses
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R. B. Britt
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Mehta
Som Thompson
Bello Moses
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Charles Watts
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Jack Johnson
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Charles Bouet
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Perina Drug Manufacturing Company
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Copiah County
Dr. Barlow
Copiah
Maddie
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Girls’ College
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Jiurge Powell
Spain
James Siarson
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Maria Christina
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